Policy Resources - Advocates for Children of New York

Informe de política

Acceso denegado: accesibilidad escolar en la ciudad de Nueva York

Este resumen de datos de octubre de 2018 revela que menos de una de cada cinco escuelas de la ciudad está clasificada por el DOE como “totalmente accesible”. El informe insta a la ciudad a utilizar el próximo plan capital para alcanzar una meta ambiciosa y alcanzable: hacer que un tercio de todas las escuelas sean totalmente accesibles para 2024.

10 de octubre de 2018

Testimonio y comentario público

AFC Writes Chancellor Carranza Regarding Busing Problems

AFC sent a letter to Chancellor Carranza regarding start-of-school problems with busing. The letter shared a number of cases that are illustrative of what families, especially families of students with disabilities, routinely experience.

Sep 27, 2018

Open book lying on the table in the public library.

Comunicado de prensa

Response to the Release of the 2018 English Language Arts & Math Test Scores

In response to the release of the third through eighth grade English Language Arts (ELA) and Math test scores, Kim Sweet, Executive Director, issued the following statement.

Sep 26, 2018

Testimonio y comentario público

AFC Testifies on School Emergency Preparedness and Safety

AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety and Committee on Education regarding a proposal to establish a school emergency preparedness task force and a resolution calling for one guidance counselor and social worker for every 250 students and at least one guidance counselor and social worker per school.

Sep 20, 2018

Side view portrait of smiling Black woman using a wheelchair.

Testimonio y comentario público

La Coalición ARISE y PIE convocan a inversiones en accesibilidad escolar en el Plan Capital para el año fiscal 2020-2024

Los miembros de la Coalición ARISE (coordinada por AFC) y Padres por una Educación Inclusiva (PIE) enviaron una carta al alcalde Bill de Blasio pidiendo que la ciudad incluya una inversión importante en el Plan Capital Quinquenal de la Autoridad de Construcción Escolar para el año fiscal 2020-2024. hacer que al menos un tercio de las escuelas sean accesibles para estudiantes, padres y maestros con discapacidades físicas.

12 de septiembre de 2018

Boy with with cerebral palsy in special chair playing with a textured ball.

Testimonio y comentario público

Comentarios de la AFC sobre las regulaciones del programa estatal de intervención temprana

AFC submitted comments in response to the New York State Department of Health’s proposed changes to the state Early Intervention Program regulations.

31 de agosto de 2018

Students raising their hands in a classroom.

Testimonio y comentario público

AFC Comments on the Implementation of New York’s Approved ESSA Plan

Advocates for Children of New York submitted comments to the New York State Education Department on proposed amendments to the regulations regarding New York’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) accountability system. Our comments discuss the proposed definition of “out-of-school suspension rate” as well as the State’s method for calculating chronic absenteeism.

Aug 17, 2018

Teen girl with rainbow-colored hair squats in the corner of a classroom, looking at the floor.

Testimonio y comentario público

AFC Comments on Proposed Amendments to Regulations about the Dignity for All Students Act

AFC submitted comments to the New York State Education Department in support of proposed amendments to regulations regarding the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). We appreciate NYSED’s efforts to clarify that DASA protects all aspects of gender identity and expression and provide suggestions for further clarifying and strengthening the language.

Jul 21, 2018

Preschooler in a yellow dress cuts a sheet of red construction paper.

Testimonio y comentario público

AFC testifica sobre programas de educación infantil

AFC testificó ante el Comité de Educación y el Comité de Bienestar General del Concejo Municipal sobre cómo 3-K, Pre-K y EarlyLearn pueden servir mejor a los estudiantes sin hogar, a los que aprenden en dos idiomas y a los estudiantes con discapacidades.

27 de junio de 2018

Yellow pencils on top of a black and white composition notebook. (Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash)

Comunicado de prensa

AFC Responds to the Adoption of the New York City FY 2019 Budget

Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the New York City Council’s vote to adopt the Fiscal Year 2019 city budget.

Jun 14, 2018

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Leading the Way for NYC Schools: Recommendations for the Next Administration

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